St. Basil's Cathedral

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Russian Orthodox church cathedral cultural heritage monument tourist attraction

St. Basil's Cathedral is a 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, famed for its vividly colored onion domes and iconic, fairy-tale-like architecture.

Aliases (2)

Saint Basil’s Cathedral ×2
Saint Basil's Cathedral ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Russian Orthodox church → cathedral → cultural heritage monument → tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs	Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed → Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat →
architecturalStyle	Russian Revival influence → Russian architecture → Russian tented roof architecture →
commissionedBy	Ivan IV of Russia → Ivan the Terrible →
constructionEndDate	1561 →
constructionStartDate	1555 →
country	Russia →
culturalStatus	iconic landmark of Russian architecture →
currentFunction	museum and place of worship →
dedicatedTo	The Intercession of the Theotokos on the Moat →
denomination	Russian Orthodox Church →
domeShape	onion dome →
era	16th century →
façadeColorScheme	multicolored →
governingBody	State Historical Museum (Russia) →
hasPart	central church of the Intercession → eight side chapels →
height	about 47.5 meters →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site component →
locatedIn	Moscow → Moscow Kremlin and Red Square UNESCO World Heritage Site → Red Square →
locatedNear	Kremlin Wall → Spasskaya Tower →
locatedOn	southeastern end of Red Square →
materialUsed	brick →
namedAfter	Vasily (Basil) the Blessed →
notableFeature	asymmetrical composition of chapels → brick construction → central tented tower → vividly colored onion domes →
numberOfDomes	9 →
originalFunction	parish church →
protectionStatus	federal cultural heritage monument of Russia →
purpose	commemorate the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy →
roofType	tented roof →
significance	symbol of Moscow → symbol of Russia →
worldHeritageSiteSince	1990 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Red Square ("Saint Basil’s Cathedral") →	adjacentTo
Church on Spilled Blood ("Saint Basil's Cathedral") →	inspiredBy
Lenin Mausoleum ("Saint Basil’s Cathedral") →	nearby
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood →	styleInspiredBy